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Avery Neff Named WCGA Regional Gymnast of the Year
4/8/2026 11:05 AM | Gymnastics
Red Rocks’ sophomore sensation continues to add post season accolades to her resume
SALT LAKE CITY — Avery Neff is the WCGA Gymnast of the Year for region 2 (North Central) after a stellar second season with the Red Rocks.
Utah's sophomore sensation has racked up 27 victories in 2026 alone and 35 wins total in her career including back-to-back regional all-around crowns. The South Jordan Native will look to add to that count at the National Championship where she will compete for the all-around title as an individual on April 16.
Neff has quickly made a name for herself as one of the best in college gymnastics, earning Big 12 Gymnast of the Year after earning Newcomer of the Year in her freshman season, and currently sits as an eight-time All-American (five regular season, three NCAA).
She currently sits ranked No. 3 in the country in the all-around, tied eight on vault, tied 11 on beam, and tied 12th on bars. Neff also ranked first in every apparatus category in the Big 12 except floor where she came in fifth and had a place on the All-Big 12 vault, bars, beam, floor, and all-around teams.
The Red Rocks star was the first gymnast in 2026 to score a perfect 10 (vault at Sprouts) and added two more 10s to her resume (one more vault against Southern Utah, and bars against BYU) while also boasting career bests of 9.95 on beam, 9.975 on floor, and 39.700 in the all-around which she has hit three times this season.
Neff ended Big 12 Conference competition as the all-around, bars, and floor champion, and was voted Big 12 Gymnast of the Week seven times with an event hit-rate of 96-100 in her career (55-56 in 2026).
UP NEXT
Neff (all-around) will be joined by teammates Ana Padurariu (beam) and Ella Zirbes (floor) in Fort Worth, Texas for Nationals on April 16 as they represent the Red Rocks while competing for individual titles.
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For an inside look at the Utah Gymnastics program, including tournament, roster and news updates, fans can follow the Red Rocks on social media (TikTok: @utahgymnastics |Instagram: @utahgymnastics).
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Utah's sophomore sensation has racked up 27 victories in 2026 alone and 35 wins total in her career including back-to-back regional all-around crowns. The South Jordan Native will look to add to that count at the National Championship where she will compete for the all-around title as an individual on April 16.
Neff has quickly made a name for herself as one of the best in college gymnastics, earning Big 12 Gymnast of the Year after earning Newcomer of the Year in her freshman season, and currently sits as an eight-time All-American (five regular season, three NCAA).
She currently sits ranked No. 3 in the country in the all-around, tied eight on vault, tied 11 on beam, and tied 12th on bars. Neff also ranked first in every apparatus category in the Big 12 except floor where she came in fifth and had a place on the All-Big 12 vault, bars, beam, floor, and all-around teams.
The Red Rocks star was the first gymnast in 2026 to score a perfect 10 (vault at Sprouts) and added two more 10s to her resume (one more vault against Southern Utah, and bars against BYU) while also boasting career bests of 9.95 on beam, 9.975 on floor, and 39.700 in the all-around which she has hit three times this season.
Neff ended Big 12 Conference competition as the all-around, bars, and floor champion, and was voted Big 12 Gymnast of the Week seven times with an event hit-rate of 96-100 in her career (55-56 in 2026).
UP NEXT
Neff (all-around) will be joined by teammates Ana Padurariu (beam) and Ella Zirbes (floor) in Fort Worth, Texas for Nationals on April 16 as they represent the Red Rocks while competing for individual titles.
FOLLOW THE RED ROCKS
For an inside look at the Utah Gymnastics program, including tournament, roster and news updates, fans can follow the Red Rocks on social media (TikTok: @utahgymnastics |Instagram: @utahgymnastics).
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL MOBILE APP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH TODAY – UTAH 360
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